Hmmm perhaps we could show the partition label (if available) It's what Windows/MacOS does and I think it's what users will understand easily. If the label is not set we could show the mount point or the device file. (Also if the user has permission could change the label...) Cheers. El mié, 19 de 03 de 2003 a las 17:35, Alexander Larsson escribió: > On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Gaute Lindkvist wrote: > > > > Hmmm. I'm not sure showing the device name in a highly visible dialog like > > > that is very good. However, showing free space for directories sounds like > > > a good thing. > > > > > Yeah, I can change this.. however, the device seems a bit necessary if you > > are to be able to see any kind of pattern in why one directory has more > > space than others. > > > > If not showing the device name, then how can this be done? I do think we > > need some way of distinguishing directories on one device from another. > > > > If we showed XXX GB left out of XXX GB, then it would probably be a bit > > better, because then at least the size of the partition would be a clue. > > > > Perhaps we should think about using mount points instead? > > > > Example: > > /home/ is a mount point with 5 GB free space out of 30GB > > /home/lindkvis/mp3 is a mount point with 15 GB free space out of 40GB > > > > If you are looking at the properties in /home you could get: > > -- > > Device: /home > > Free space: 5 GB / 30 GB > > -- > > > > And in /home/lindkvis/mp3: > > > > -- > > Device: /home/lindkvis/mp3 > > Free space: 15 GB / 40 GB > > -- > > Yeah, that looks a lot better. Although we should probably use something > like Volume instead of Device. I'm not so sure about listing total size > though. > > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Alexander Larsson Red Hat, Inc > alexl redhat com alla lysator liu se > He's a notorious Republican inventor from the 'hood. She's a ditzy paranoid > hooker with the soul of a mighty warrior. They fight crime! -- Carlos Perelló Marín Debian GNU/Linux Sid (PowerPC) Linux Registered User #121232 mailto:carlos pemas net || mailto:carlos gnome org http://carlos.pemas.net Valencia - Spain
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